theculturewarrior Posted October 26, 2005 Posted October 26, 2005 So the University is subscribing to a "trial" version of a database. It's not really a subscription. Databases vendors let libraries try them out, and some of them are PRETTY COOL! ArtSTOR for example, was a collection of images of art, paintings for the most part, but some sculpture too. [b]Now[/b], we're trying out the Classical Music Library, and forgot what the other one was called, but it is "world music." They're AWESOME! I was just listening to some Dowland tracks that I had never heard before. There were 7 pages of them! I had also better check Palestrina before I post this. Just a sec... there were 161 Palestrina sound files. For the most past, production is somewhat antiquated. In the Dowland tracks I've heard, and the one Palestrina track I've heard, the vibrato is so think you could house an airplane in it. But it works extemely well with Palestrina. I thought for sure I would prefer a modern production, but Nigra Sum, thick vibrato and all sounded better than the modern version I've heard. Long story short, I'm likin' this!
Catholictothecore Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 "Long story short" "TOO LATE!" Not that I'm beign rude or anything.
Catholictothecore Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 Rude, but funny. Sorry. I shall curb my humor that comes at your expense, TCW. Better now?
theculturewarrior Posted October 27, 2005 Author Posted October 27, 2005 You have the attention span of a flea. :
Catholictothecore Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 WHAT? A FLEA???!!!! A chihuahua maybe, but a FLEA????!!!!!
theculturewarrior Posted October 27, 2005 Author Posted October 27, 2005 Chihuahuas can bark longer than 2 paragraphs and 3 sentences. :
Catholictothecore Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 Anyway, I'd be a cat before a dog. Hmm....how about a goldfish?
photosynthesis Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 what's this database called? it sounds wonderful
theculturewarrior Posted October 27, 2005 Author Posted October 27, 2005 Classical Music Library, I think.
morostheos Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 that is very cool! i don't think my college had any multimedia databases, just text basically. of course, since I majored in science maybe I just didn't know about them.
photosynthesis Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 [quote name='theculturewarrior' date='Oct 26 2005, 09:22 PM']Classical Music Library, I think. [right][snapback]771482[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I am going to look for it next time i end up in the goucher library... do you work at your university's library or at a public library?
theculturewarrior Posted October 27, 2005 Author Posted October 27, 2005 I work at a University Library but go to a different University.
Theoketos Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 TWC, does that Database have any hymns from Hildegard on them?
theculturewarrior Posted October 28, 2005 Author Posted October 28, 2005 [quote name='Theoketos' date='Oct 27 2005, 10:54 AM']TWC, does that Database have any hymns from Hildegard on them? [right][snapback]771859[/snapback][/right] [/quote] They have 19 tracks. With these numbers, though, a lot of them are the same song/different performer.
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